BBC News Online presents a round-up of some of the week's more remarkable stories covered by BBC correspondents.

Dramatic bus hijack

The white bus as it crashes into other vehicles

An armed man hijacks a bus on the streets of Los Angeles, leaving a woman dead and six other people injured after it crashes into a car park. The hijacker was captured by police, but not until he had caused the bus to crash into a parking lot.

In an exclusive interview George Best, the former Manchester United footballing legend, talks about his fight against alcoholism to BBC Northern Ireland. Best acknowledges that he had resumed drinking for a brief period in March and that it almost killed him.

Dennis Tito, the world's first space tourist, is welcomed on board the international space station by American astronauts. He and two Russian cosmonauts crossed over after their Soyuz spacecraft docked with the station.

America's deer population is being struck down by a version of Mad Cow disease. The health authorities say there is no risk to humans and that it is safe to continue eating venison. However, some experts believe the disease may have already killed several people.